About me
Hi, I'm Tanya. I'm a South African now living in Amsterdam. I'm a mom, runner and writer, and work in content & advertising. Welcome to my blog, where I write about life here, settling in, and riding a bike. Read More
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Am I spending almost a whole blog post writing about dust? Why yes, yes I am. During our first weeks here, I thought that there was dust everywhere because my cleaning… Read More
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It feels like a lifetime ago that we pushed three airport trolleys piled high with cases to the first coffee bar (not coffee shop – that’s something completely different) we… Read More
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Last week I suggested to my husband that we go away for a night or two next month, just to see more of The Netherlands, and to do something nice… Read More
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We have reached a milestone of sorts here – Rebecca and Max celebrated their fourth and 11th birthdays respectively, and we’ve had two major Jewish holidays. Our strong little unit… Read More
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This week I feature Rukeyah Adams, who has had an exciting expat life before moving to the Netherlands, Here she talks about settling in to her town of Veghel, and… Read More
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Every week (I promise I’m not exaggerating) I get messages on social media and via email from people wanting to know about the emigration process and how things are here… Read More